Blake Harper
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Blake Harper
| image =
| caption =
| number = 2
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 210
| team = Creighton Bluejays
| league = Big East Conference
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| high_school = Gonzaga
(Washington, D.C.)
| college =
| highlights =
- MEAC Player of the Year (2025)
- First-team All-MEAC (2025)
- MEAC Rookie of the Year (2025)
}}
Blake Harper is an American college basketball player for the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Howard Bison.
Career
Harper attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. He committed to play college basketball at Howard University over offers from Fordham and Radford.{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Branson |date=2023-11-27 |title=Get to know Blake Harper, D.C. Basketball Standout Committed to Howard University - The Hilltop |url=https://thehilltoponline.com/2023/11/27/get-to-know-blake-harper-d-c-basketball-standout-committed-to-howard-university/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |language=en-US}} Despite being an unranked recruit, Harper made an immediate impact as a true freshman.{{Cite web |last=II |first=Winston Hylton |date=2025-01-16 |title=Athlete of the Week: Howard's Blake Harper taking the league by storm |url=https://wjla.com/sports/toyota-athlete-of-the-week/athlete-of-the-week-howards-blake-harper-taking-the-league-by-storm-hbcu-howard-mens-basketball-player-mid-eastern-athletic-conference-playoff-competition-freshman-delaware-state-transfer-gonzaga-college-high-school-alumni-northwest-dc-washington |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=WJLA |language=en}} In his first season at Howard, he led the Bison in scoring and rebounding.{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Ed |date=2025-02-12 |title=Howard University Finds Diamond in the Rough in Blake Harper |url=https://www.washingtoninformer.com/howard-u-freshman-harper-dominating-basketball/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=The Washington Informer |language=en-US}} In a game against Virginia Lynchburg, he recorded a triple-double, totaling 30 points 13 rebounds, and 10 assists.{{Cite news |date=2025-02-14 |title=Column {{!}} NBA scouts are flocking to Howard to see a zero-star recruit |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/02/14/top-college-basketball-freshmen-blake-harper/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250214150321/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/02/14/top-college-basketball-freshmen-blake-harper/ |archive-date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=Washington Post |language=en}} At the conclusion of the regular season, Harper was named the MEAC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Gaither |first=Steven |title=HBCU basketball star freshman wins Player of The Year |url=https://www.bnd.com/sports/college/article301889669.html |website=Belleville News-Democrat}}
On April 27, 2025, Harper announced his decision to transfer to Creighton University to play for the Creighton Bluejays.{{Cite web |last=Kern |first=Mason |date=2025-04-27 |title=Creighton men’s basketball adds commitment from MEAC Player of the Year |url=https://www.wowt.com/2025/04/27/creighton-mens-basketball-adds-commitment-meac-player-year/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=WOWT |language=en}}
Career statistics
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References
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External links
- [https://hubison.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/blake-harper/8306 Howard Bison bio]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Washington, D.C.
Category:Gonzaga College High School alumni
Category:Howard Bison men's basketball players
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